Ranking of Illinois Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Birth Rate per 1K for Illinois was 9.89. Among all Illinois counties, Cass County had the highest birth rate (12.79), followed by Douglas County (12.69), and Stark County (12.53).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2024
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2024
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Cass County 12.79
2 Douglas County 12.69
3 Stark County 12.53
4 Effingham County 12.25
5 Warren County 11.71
6 Peoria County 11.48
7 Marion County 11.41
8 Macon County 11.36
9 Rock Island County 11.32
9 Winnebago County 11.32
10 Vermilion County 10.88
11 Menard County 10.85
12 Kankakee County 10.67
13 Kendall County 10.64
14 Woodford County 10.59
15 Pulaski County 10.57
16 Kane County 10.54
17 Greene County 10.53
18 Cumberland County 10.5
19 Morgan County 10.46
20 Jefferson County 10.44
21 Whiteside County 10.4
22 Adams County 10.39
23 DuPage County 10.35
24 Livingston County 10.33
25 Clay County 10.32
25 Moultrie County 10.32
26 LaSalle County 10.3
27 Pike County 10.21
28 Fayette County 10.2
28 Henderson County 10.2
29 Ford County 10.16
29 Franklin County 10.16
30 Sangamon County 10.14
31 DeKalb County 10.1
32 Ogle County 10.01
33 Clinton County 10
33 McDonough County 10
34 Jackson County 9.98
35 Cook County 9.96
35 Grundy County 9.96
35 Knox County 9.96
36 Coles County 9.94
37 Christian County 9.89
37 McHenry County 9.89
38 Wayne County 9.87
39 Boone County 9.85
40 Hancock County 9.77
40 Will County 9.77
41 Iroquois County 9.67
42 Saline County 9.65
43 Shelby County 9.58
44 Mason County 9.55
45 Piatt County 9.48
46 Henry County 9.41
46 McLean County 9.41
47 Champaign County 9.39
48 Tazewell County 9.37
49 De Witt County 9.33
50 Jasper County 9.32
51 Fulton County 9.27
52 Lake County 9.23
53 Bureau County 9.2
54 Crawford County 9.15
55 Mercer County 9.04
55 Scott County 9.04
56 Washington County 9
56 Williamson County 9
57 Richland County 8.94
58 Macoupin County 8.86
59 Randolph County 8.65
60 Montgomery County 8.6
61 St. Clair County 8.5
62 Marshall County 8.45
63 Hamilton County 8.41
64 Hardin County 8.39
65 Putnam County 8.38
66 Madison County 8.35
67 Schuyler County 8.31
68 Lee County 8.28
69 Union County 8.24
70 Stephenson County 8.1
71 Brown County 8.09
71 Gallatin County 8.09
72 Logan County 8
73 Perry County 7.95
74 Alexander County 7.94
75 Carroll County 7.69
76 Edgar County 7.43
77 Jersey County 7.33
78 White County 7.22
79 Johnson County 7.05
80 Massac County 6.87
81 Clark County 6.47
82 Bond County 6.44
83 Lawrence County 6.2
84 Jo Daviess County 6.01
85 Calhoun County 5.87
86 Edwards County 5.66
87 Wabash County 5
88 Monroe County 4.51
89 Pope County 3.78